Rising Sun is a very small city located in the state of Indiana. With a population of 2,219 people and two associated neighborhoods, Rising Sun is the 226th largest community in Indiana. Rising Sun has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities.

A relatively large number of people in Rising Sun telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.28% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

As is often the case in a small city, Rising Sun doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

The percentage of adults in Rising Sun who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 17.25% of the adults in Rising Sun have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Rising Sun in 2022 was $33,171, which is upper middle income relative to Indiana, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $132,684 for a family of four. However, Rising Sun contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Rising Sun home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Rising Sun residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Rising Sun include German, English, Irish, Italian, and French.

The most common language spoken in Rising Sun is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.